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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday that his country does not need United States' mediation to solve a long-lasting crisis with the Israeli enemy over a deadly 2010 flotilla raid. "We do not need mediation ... for Israel in any way," Davutoglu said during a televised press conference in the central province of Konya when asked to comment on the possibility of the US helping to resolve their differences. "There is no such situation in which mediation is needed," he highlighted, as he explained that the demands of Turkey are clear if its former ally Israel wants to improve relations. "No one should test our resolve on this matter," he went on to say, confirming at the same time that Israeli-Turkish relations might be on the agenda among other issues of a meeting between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Barack Obama next week on the sidelines of the UN general assembly. "The Americans are probably the people who best understand Turkey's position on this issue," Davutoglu added. Israel and Turkey have been locked in a bitter dispute since May 2010 when Israeli naval commandos stormed a convoy of six ships trying to reach the Gaza Strip in defiance of an Israeli inhumane blockade, killing nine people. Earlier this month Turkey expelled the Israeli ambassador and froze military ties and defense trade deals. |
Turkish PM: Syrian Regime Will Fall
Posted: September 17, 2011 by crescentandcross
Erdogan Warns Assad ‘Will Eventually Have to Pay the Price’
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Speaking today at a press conference in Tripoli, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan predicted that his nation’s neighbor and long time ally Syria was soon to undergo a regime change.
“Those who are attacking their people with tanks and guns will not be able to remain in power,” warned Erdogan, adding that Assad “will eventually have to pay the price for this,” and that “totalitarian regimes are disappearing.”
Though Turkey has been public with their criticism of the Assad regime’s increasingly bloody crackdown on dissent, Erdogan’s comments are the most straightforward call for regime change yet.
Turkey has been faced with a massive influx of refugees from Syria, and earlier this summer they were reported to be considering invading the northern belt of Syrian territory to create a “buffer zone” to house all of the refugees.
“Those who are attacking their people with tanks and guns will not be able to remain in power,” warned Erdogan, adding that Assad “will eventually have to pay the price for this,” and that “totalitarian regimes are disappearing.”
Though Turkey has been public with their criticism of the Assad regime’s increasingly bloody crackdown on dissent, Erdogan’s comments are the most straightforward call for regime change yet.
Turkey has been faced with a massive influx of refugees from Syria, and earlier this summer they were reported to be considering invading the northern belt of Syrian territory to create a “buffer zone” to house all of the refugees.
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